Library / English Dictionary |
MONGOLIA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "Mongolia"):
Mongolia; Mongolian People's Republic; Outer Mongolia (a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia)
Holonyms ("Mongolia" is a part of...):
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
Derivation:
Mongolian (of or relating to the region of Mongolia or its people or their languages or cultures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
Synonyms:
Mongolia; Mongolian People's Republic; Outer Mongolia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Asian country; Asian nation (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Mongolia"):
capital of Mongolia; Kulun; Ulaanbaatar; Ulan Bator; Urga (the capital and largest city of Mongolia)
Gobi; Gobi Desert (a desert in central China)
Holonyms ("Mongolia" is a part of...):
Mongolia (a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia)
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
Derivation:
Mongolian (of or relating to the modern Mongolian People's Republic)